The United States scrambled a F-15 fighter jet and intercepted a two-seat civilian plane flying into restricted airspace over Camp David where President Barack Obama and family were holidaying.
Official sources said talks were underway to wrap up negotiations on procurement of a missile defence system by India from the US for $1.86 billion.
Protesters attacked what they deemed to be US' disproportionate response -- the killing of 24 militiamen on Sunday in retaliation for the death of an American contractor on Friday.
Some of the key fighter jet acquisitions over the years and the combat capabilities they possess that made India's airmen a force to reckon with are.
An American defence contractor has pleaded guilty to having illegally sent blueprints of military hardware to India, including parts used in nuclear submarines.
The Pierce County Sheriff's Department, the primary law enforcement agency for Pierce County in Washington, said it was not a terrorist incident and that no other person was involved in it.
The US Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers from Guam, along with the force's F-15C Eagle fighter escorts from Okinawa, Japan, flew in international airspace over the waters east of North Korea
On Sunday morning Eastern US time, four astronauts will zoom into space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. Commanding the spaceflight is Raja Chari, a United States Air Force colonel.
An Indian-origin nurse, who died after being duped by a prank call made by two Australian DJs to a United Kingdom hospital treating a pregnant Kate Middleton, was found hanging at her staff accommodation, an inquest heard on Thursday.
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A United States war plane crash landed in Libya as coalition forces hit several defence targets across Tripoli on Tuesday, but there was no let up by Muammar Gaddafi's military which pounded rebel-held towns of Misurata and Ajdabiya.
The South Korean military on Monday fired shells into disputed waters in the Yellow Sea in a live-fire drill that could re-ignite tensions with North Korea
The secure airspace over United States President Barack Obama's location in Seattle, Washington state, was violated by a small plane on Tuesday afternoon, following which two F-15 fighter jets were scrambled to intercept the intruder, ABC News has reported
President Barack Obama has authorised deployment of less than 50 special operations forces in northern Syria to counter the IS, a senior official in Washington said on Friday, expanding the US' involvement in the fight against the dreaded group from the air to the ground.
Dassault Aviation chief Eric Trappier has made it clear it would take at least three years to deliver 36 Rafales to the Indian Air Force.
Hosted by Singapore, the exercise was held on land at the now renamed "RSS Singapura - Changi Naval Base" and at a sea phase in the South China Sea.
Under a memorandum of understanding signed in New Delhi by Jim Albaugh, President of Boeing Integrated Defence System and HAL Chairman Ashok K Baweja, the Indian defence PSU, will manufacture subsystems for Boeing's wide range of fighter planes like F-15, F-18 Super Hornetts and Apace Helicpoters.
Trump also said he will no longer allow North Korea to continue with its belligerent behaviour.
The US Air Force is fast running out of bombs to drop on ISIS targets in Syria and Iraq after its pilots fired off over 20,000 missiles and bombs since the US bombing campaign against the terror group began 15 months ago, its chief has said.
'Singh apprised the Japanese leaders about Islamabad's 'evil design' on Kashmir at a time when Pakistan has decided to internationalise the issue.'
The KC-10 had just taken off from the airport after refuelling when a fire was noticed in the engine at 1426 IST, sources said.
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The firm, which aims to double sourcing from India, is looking at partnerships with institutions such as the IITs
The US Open reached an emotional climax on Sunday as the year's final grand slam paused amid heavy security before the start of the men's singles to remember those who died in the 9/11 attacks 15 years ago.
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The IAF has just 33 squadrons, 9 short of the 42 squadrons needed to tackle China and Pakistan together, says Ajai Shukla.
The owner of two New Jersey defence contracting businesses has been charged with allegedly transmitting military blueprints to India, including those for torpedo systems for nuclear submarines, without a license in violation of export laws, through a password-protected church website, United States Attorney Paul J Fishman announced.
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